New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-02
other question that win bs asked many times Be.
tween now and the summer Of 1888.

| Tammany promises to mako things lively next
election in case Mayor Hewitt doesn't recognize
1t. Mcanbime 1t will make Life burden to the
new Mayor 50 far as In 1t lies. The poor man Is
likely DO have hard time Of it and to be kept
awake many night. When he recalls the re-
marks that he once made about Tammany it must
really occur to him that some reparation Is due on
his part. That "unseaed book" may contain
narrowing disclosures when once he manages to
get it open
Washington correspondent remarks that
Attorney General Garland appears to have about
him an "air Of resignation The news is too
good to be true.
The Lockport Journal" abiding TO tho report
that "Cousn Ben" finds Sheffield dull and in
sipd remarks that it is difficult to how he
can feel thus, going directly there as he did from
Buffalo more cOld-blooded attempt than this
to hurt the feelings OF fellow municipality has
not been seen since the Indians burned Science
tady 10 Is to be hoped that Buffalo will not
invade the peace and good will of the holiday
season by expressing her candid opinion OF Lock-
port. II will keep.
The Marquis OF Harrington may have the
prcjudices of Tory, but he certainly has the
political sasacity Of Liberal.
The last Democratic stickler for JEFF
fcrsonan simplicity with the bark on
is "Ihe Whitehall Times This party
organ. as an outcome OF its hunger and
thirst for q frugal administration Of the Federal
Government, advances the proposition that the
Presidents salary be raised to 100000 year.
We sOlemnly warned Mr.. Cleveland when he pur-
| chased that opulent set OF new china and began
the dissipation OF Pie for breakfast that he was
high" But we hardly suspected that Whitehall.
usually so modest and conservative, would so soon
furnish shocking example. When "The Times :
proposes to give the President 100000 cash a
year, is ID aware that many worthy home mis-
sonary in the West only gets 800 year and
has TO take half of that in country producer
II is q great disappointment to Mr. Morton to
have "1he New-Yorl< Times deny that it has
abused him. When Republican candidate Sees
in "The Times that he is fool a thief. q foot
pad or homicide, he experiences lively salts
faction.
The experts who have been examining the
feasibility Of electric motcis for the Third ave.
surface road have reported that such u motive
Tower is entirely practicable. The only question
how seems to be one Of expense. 1t will be o
fortunate thing for Ncw-Yorl If the company finds
efficient electrical system that Will be cheap
enough for its purpose In that event wc may hope
to see the city rid at very distant day of
horses as q motive power street car lines. To
Get rid OF the many thousands OF horses so EN-
royel would add to the cleanliness and health Of
The city and be a great gain in the way OF saving
unnecessary suffering to animals.
Attention has been repeatedly called by THE
TRIBUNE 10 the narrow and inadequate sidewalk
between Frankfort st. and the Bridge entrance
The extension Of tic Bridge has not brought the
relief that expected. The worst OF il is that
the walk grows narrower the Bridge roadway is
approached, and within rod SO Of that point
two big telegraph poles block up a large part OF
it Unless the buildings on this block are to be
torn down and open plaza malc-the better
way Of rmcdyng tho eyil-immediate stels
should be taken to improve this much-used side
walk.
II Lord Salisbury would like 10 have q Chan
ccllor OF the ENchequcr who be warranted
never to resign. beg TO offer suggestion.
Augustus H. Garland is the The whole
world might go TO pieces I'll II looked as foriorn
rs his reputation. but he would not resign.